Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Out of order store commit
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Application No.: US14831661Application Date: 2015-08-20
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Publication No.: US10228951B1Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Kulin N. Kothari , Mridul Agarwal , Pradeep Kanapathipillai
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert and Goetzel PC
- Agent Rory D. Rankin
- Main IPC: G06F9/38
- IPC: G06F9/38 ; G06F9/30

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for committing store instructions out of order from a store queue are described. A processor may store a first store instruction and a second store instruction in the store queue, wherein the first store instruction is older than the second store instruction. In response to determining the second store instruction is ready to commit to the memory hierarchy, the processor may allow the second store instruction to commit before the first store instruction, in response to determining that all store instructions in the store queue older than the second store instruction are non-speculative. However, if it is determined that at least one store instruction in the store queue older than the second store instruction is speculative, the processor may prevent the second store instruction from committing to the memory hierarchy before the first store instruction.
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